Short film ‘The Black Hole’ (2008) unlocks an opening in an unlikely place
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): This sharp British short explores the drudgery of – and escape from – office work in less than 3 minutes.
Author: Tom Simmons
Short film ‘The Black Hole’ (2008) unlocks an opening in an unlikely place
Heavy-handed cut-and-shunt celluloid: ‘Curse of the Stone Hand’ (1965)
Frightening Friday (Movie review): Jerry Warren’s oddity intercuts and dubs two 1940s Chilean films into an entertaining package.
We really need to talk about ‘We Need to Talk About Kevin’ (2011)
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): Although the wait for answers is agonizing, strong visual storytelling and a late recovery makes it worthwhile.
‘Black Moon’ (1934) juxtaposes family obligations with job demands of a voodoo-goddess
Frightening Friday (Movie review): Though outdated and often offensive, the film is almost worth watching due to Fay Wray’s small role.
If you like Gogol-inspired Soviet folk-horror, you’ll love ‘Viy’ (1967)
Frightening Friday (Movie review): This Russian-language classic concerns a brave student and a very beautiful, very dead girl in what’s been called the first Soviet horror film.
‘Creature with the Atom Brain’ (1955) a surprisingly brainy film
Frightening Friday (Movie review): This snappy camp classic delivers more than it promises – at least insofar as the quantity of creatures sporting atom brains.
In ‘The Wrestling Women vs. the Aztec Mummy’ (1964), babes beat a bandaged bloke
Frightening Friday (Movie review): Not quite horror, not quite horrible, the film’s standout feature is the wrestling action.
A fanged swain makes his dad proud in ‘Son of Dracula’ (1943)
Frightening Friday (Movie review): Lon Cheney Jr. stars in this underwatched gem of the “Dracula” film series.
‘Ænigma’ (1987) embraces reincarnation, psychokinetics, carnivorous snails
Frightening Friday (Movie review): Loosen up and enjoy the party that is this bizarre Italian horror-romance film.
In ‘Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man’ (1951), vaudeville pair confronts the unseen
Frightening Friday (Movie review): It’s about invisibility, a pair of bumbling detectives, and hilarity. But mostly, it’s about boxing.